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04/07/2012 – April 7 Georgia Wrestling Nostalgia
From Rich Tate:
April 7, 1927 (Thursday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (John Contos – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Dick Daviscourt over Jack McCarthy
> Wladek Zbyszko over Jim Browning > World Heavyweight Title Match: Joe Stecher* and Jim Londos went to a draw at 120:00; Stecher retained the title / Notes: Stecher
had been the reigning World Heavyweight Champion since he went over Stanislaus Zbyszko in St. Louis, MO, on May 30, 1925. This version was the one linked back to
George Hackenschmidt.
April 7, 1931 (Tuesday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Henry Weber – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Glenn Cowan and Whitey Patterson
went to a draw > Soldier Leavitt over Clarence Sanders > Tiny Roebuck over Milo Steinborn two falls to none / Notes: Leavitt substituted for Paul Harper in the match
against Sanders.
April 7, 1933 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Promoter – Unknown) > Paul Hughes versus Fred Ward > B.B. White versus Tarzan Jordan > Glenn
Davis versus Eddie Wagner / Notes: There were amateur wrestling matches and a “nothing barred boxing match”, but no details were provided following the card. White
was being billed as the Georgia Light Heavyweight Champion. It was reported that he won the title in a tournament in Columbus, GA, held in 1932, though we have not
yet found any documentation of the event.
April 7, 1936 (Tuesday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Theatre (Henry Weber – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jack Warner over Marshall Blackstock > Orville
Brown over Count Zarnoff > Dorv Roche over Pete Sauer
April 7, 1950 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Red McIntyre over Jack LaRue by
disqualification > Buddy Knox and the Red Terror went to a draw > Women’s World Title Match: Mildred Burke* over Elvira Snodgrass to retain the title > Tom Mahoney &
Rebel Russell over Nick Carter & Don McIntyre / Notes: Burke had been the reigning Women’s World Champion since she went over Betty Nichols in Columbus, OH, on
December 1, 1938. Elmer Snodgrass managed Snodgrass.
April 7, 1953 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Don McIntyre & Tex Riley over Henry Harrell &
Aldo Bogni > Carlos Guzman over Jack Steele
April 7, 1958 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – William Bell Auditorium (Robert McCoy – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Ronnie Etchison & Rocky Columbo
versus Don Lee & the Mighty Yankee (01) > No Disqualification / No Time Limit Match: Ray Gunkel & Billy Red Lyons versus Karl Heinkler & Kurt Von Brawner
April 7, 1964 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Buddy Fuller over Don Carson > Joe Scarpa
over Johnny Bruce > Don Curtis & Eddie Graham over Juan Sebastian & Red Roberts
April 7, 1965 (Wednesday) – Columbus, GA – Columbus Municipal Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jesse James (02) versus
Pancho Villa (02) > Dick Steinborn versus Red Roberts > Mario Galento versus Jerry Miller > Billy Hines & Greg Peterson versus the Mysterious Medics (01) (Mysterious
Medic #1 & Mysterious Medic #2 (01))
April 7, 1965 (Wednesday) – Jekyll Island, GA (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Al Galento versus Pedro Zapata > Bob Dalton versus Rube
Wright > Tony Marino (02) versus Tarzan Tyler / Notes: It is unclear as to what venue was the site of this card.
April 7, 1967 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Paul Jones Sports Arena (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bad Boy Hines over Pancho Rosario >
Ike Eakins over Tom Bradley > Corsica Jean over Oki Shikina > Mr. Wrestling (01) & Enrique Torres & Ramon Torres over Bobby Graham & Gene Anderson & Lars
Anderson > Georgia Heavyweight Title Match: El Mongol over Nick Kozak* to win the title / Notes: Jack Crawford managed Mongol. Kozak had been the reigning Georgia
Heavyweight Champion since he went over Mongol on March 18, 1967, in Atlanta.
April 7, 1970 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Oki Shikina over Cousin Alfred > Chati
Yokuchi & Fuji (02) over Robert Fuller & Tim Geohagen > Joe Scarpa & Bill Dromo & El Mongol over Homer O’Dell & Buddy Colt & Karl Von Stroheim / Notes: O’Dell
managed Colt and Von Stroheim.
April 7, 1972 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Billy Spears over Cisco Grimaldo >
John Sullivan over Ox Baker > Women’s Match: Lilly Thomas over Sandy Parker > Koa Tiki over Assassin #1 (01) > Roberto Soto & L.D. Lewis over Rocket Monroe &
Flash Monroe > Dick Steinborn over Assassin #2 (01) > El Mongol over Bepo / Notes: Assassin #1 managed Bepo. Charlie Smith was credited as being a referee for
this card. Steinborn participated in an autograph session for fans. It was announced that Haystacks Calhoun, Mike Burns, and Tarzan Tyler would be wrestling in Atlanta
soon.
April 7, 1973 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – WTCG Studios (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Cadillac Tournament: Sputnik Monroe over
Jerry Oates to advance / Notes: This was taped for the “Georgia Championship Wrestling” television program hosted by Gordon Solie.
April 7, 1975 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – William Bell Auditorium (Charlie Harben – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Lorenzo Parente versus Danny Little
Bear > Tommy Gilbert versus Ricky Gibson > Roberto Soto versus Dudley Clements > Don Muraco versus Toru Tanaka > the Assassin (01) versus Mr. Wrestling #2 (01)
> Georgia Heavyweight Title Match: Abdullah the Butcher* versus Rocky Johnson / Notes: Rock Hunter managed the Assassin, Tanaka, and Abdullah.
April 7, 1977 (Thursday) – Savannah, GA – Savannah Civic Center (Aaron Newman – Promoter / Jim Crockett Promotions) > Two-Ton Harris over Joey Rossi > Tony
Russo and Francisco Flores went to a draw > Johnny Eagle over Butch Malone > Ricky Steamboat over Scott Irwin > World Tag Team Title Match: Ric Flair & Greg
Valentine* over Johnny Weaver & Rufus R. Jones
April 7, 1978 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Pez Whatley over John Ruggers >
Adrian Adonis over Jacques Goulet > Tommy Rich and Helmut Schmidt went to a draw > Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) over Stan Hansen > Dusty Rhodes over Ole Anderson >
Thunderbolt Patterson over Lars Anderson > Tony Atlas over Billy Graham / Notes: Rock Hunter managed Schmidt.
April 7, 1979 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – WTCG Studios (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Ric Flair over Mike Stallings / Notes: This was
taped for the “Georgia Championship Wrestling” television program hosted by Gordon Solie.
April 7, 1980 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – William Bell Auditorium (Charlie Harben – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Mike Sharpe over Charlie Fulton > the
French Angel (02) over Chick Donovan > Jay Strongbow over Genichiro Tenryu > Ivan Koloff & Alexis Smirnoff and Kevin Sullivan & Lars Anderson went to a draw > Baron
Von Raschke versus Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) ended in a no contest > Tommy Rich over Austin Idol / Notes: Rock Hunter managed Koloff and Smirnoff.
April 7, 1983 (Thursday) – Huntington, WV – Huntington Memorial Field House (Les Thatcher – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > NWA World Heavyweight
Title Match: Ric Flair* over Tony Atlas
April 7, 1984 (Saturday) – Baltimore, MD (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Ernie Ladd over the Mystery Man (04) > Tim Horner over Jerry
Brisco > Sweet Brown Sugar over the Spoiler (02) > Brad Armstrong over Larry Zbyszko > Wahoo McDaniel & King Kong Bundy over the Road Warriors (Animal & Hawk)
by disqualification > Ric Flair over Jack Brisco > World Television Title Match: Ron Garvin over Jake Roberts* to win the title / Notes: Paul Ellering managed Roberts, the
Spoiler, and the Warriors.
From Rich Tate:
April 7, 1927 (Thursday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (John Contos – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Dick Daviscourt over Jack McCarthy
> Wladek Zbyszko over Jim Browning > World Heavyweight Title Match: Joe Stecher* and Jim Londos went to a draw at 120:00; Stecher retained the title / Notes: Stecher
had been the reigning World Heavyweight Champion since he went over Stanislaus Zbyszko in St. Louis, MO, on May 30, 1925. This version was the one linked back to
George Hackenschmidt.
April 7, 1931 (Tuesday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Henry Weber – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Glenn Cowan and Whitey Patterson
went to a draw > Soldier Leavitt over Clarence Sanders > Tiny Roebuck over Milo Steinborn two falls to none / Notes: Leavitt substituted for Paul Harper in the match
against Sanders.
April 7, 1933 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Promoter – Unknown) > Paul Hughes versus Fred Ward > B.B. White versus Tarzan Jordan > Glenn
Davis versus Eddie Wagner / Notes: There were amateur wrestling matches and a “nothing barred boxing match”, but no details were provided following the card. White
was being billed as the Georgia Light Heavyweight Champion. It was reported that he won the title in a tournament in Columbus, GA, held in 1932, though we have not
yet found any documentation of the event.
April 7, 1936 (Tuesday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Theatre (Henry Weber – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jack Warner over Marshall Blackstock > Orville
Brown over Count Zarnoff > Dorv Roche over Pete Sauer
April 7, 1950 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Red McIntyre over Jack LaRue by
disqualification > Buddy Knox and the Red Terror went to a draw > Women’s World Title Match: Mildred Burke* over Elvira Snodgrass to retain the title > Tom Mahoney &
Rebel Russell over Nick Carter & Don McIntyre / Notes: Burke had been the reigning Women’s World Champion since she went over Betty Nichols in Columbus, OH, on
December 1, 1938. Elmer Snodgrass managed Snodgrass.
April 7, 1953 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Don McIntyre & Tex Riley over Henry Harrell &
Aldo Bogni > Carlos Guzman over Jack Steele
April 7, 1958 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – William Bell Auditorium (Robert McCoy – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Ronnie Etchison & Rocky Columbo
versus Don Lee & the Mighty Yankee (01) > No Disqualification / No Time Limit Match: Ray Gunkel & Billy Red Lyons versus Karl Heinkler & Kurt Von Brawner
April 7, 1964 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Buddy Fuller over Don Carson > Joe Scarpa
over Johnny Bruce > Don Curtis & Eddie Graham over Juan Sebastian & Red Roberts
April 7, 1965 (Wednesday) – Columbus, GA – Columbus Municipal Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jesse James (02) versus
Pancho Villa (02) > Dick Steinborn versus Red Roberts > Mario Galento versus Jerry Miller > Billy Hines & Greg Peterson versus the Mysterious Medics (01) (Mysterious
Medic #1 & Mysterious Medic #2 (01))
April 7, 1965 (Wednesday) – Jekyll Island, GA (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Al Galento versus Pedro Zapata > Bob Dalton versus Rube
Wright > Tony Marino (02) versus Tarzan Tyler / Notes: It is unclear as to what venue was the site of this card.
April 7, 1967 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Paul Jones Sports Arena (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bad Boy Hines over Pancho Rosario >
Ike Eakins over Tom Bradley > Corsica Jean over Oki Shikina > Mr. Wrestling (01) & Enrique Torres & Ramon Torres over Bobby Graham & Gene Anderson & Lars
Anderson > Georgia Heavyweight Title Match: El Mongol over Nick Kozak* to win the title / Notes: Jack Crawford managed Mongol. Kozak had been the reigning Georgia
Heavyweight Champion since he went over Mongol on March 18, 1967, in Atlanta.
April 7, 1970 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Oki Shikina over Cousin Alfred > Chati
Yokuchi & Fuji (02) over Robert Fuller & Tim Geohagen > Joe Scarpa & Bill Dromo & El Mongol over Homer O’Dell & Buddy Colt & Karl Von Stroheim / Notes: O’Dell
managed Colt and Von Stroheim.
April 7, 1972 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Billy Spears over Cisco Grimaldo >
John Sullivan over Ox Baker > Women’s Match: Lilly Thomas over Sandy Parker > Koa Tiki over Assassin #1 (01) > Roberto Soto & L.D. Lewis over Rocket Monroe &
Flash Monroe > Dick Steinborn over Assassin #2 (01) > El Mongol over Bepo / Notes: Assassin #1 managed Bepo. Charlie Smith was credited as being a referee for
this card. Steinborn participated in an autograph session for fans. It was announced that Haystacks Calhoun, Mike Burns, and Tarzan Tyler would be wrestling in Atlanta
soon.
April 7, 1973 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – WTCG Studios (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Cadillac Tournament: Sputnik Monroe over
Jerry Oates to advance / Notes: This was taped for the “Georgia Championship Wrestling” television program hosted by Gordon Solie.
April 7, 1975 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – William Bell Auditorium (Charlie Harben – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Lorenzo Parente versus Danny Little
Bear > Tommy Gilbert versus Ricky Gibson > Roberto Soto versus Dudley Clements > Don Muraco versus Toru Tanaka > the Assassin (01) versus Mr. Wrestling #2 (01)
> Georgia Heavyweight Title Match: Abdullah the Butcher* versus Rocky Johnson / Notes: Rock Hunter managed the Assassin, Tanaka, and Abdullah.
April 7, 1977 (Thursday) – Savannah, GA – Savannah Civic Center (Aaron Newman – Promoter / Jim Crockett Promotions) > Two-Ton Harris over Joey Rossi > Tony
Russo and Francisco Flores went to a draw > Johnny Eagle over Butch Malone > Ricky Steamboat over Scott Irwin > World Tag Team Title Match: Ric Flair & Greg
Valentine* over Johnny Weaver & Rufus R. Jones
April 7, 1978 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Pez Whatley over John Ruggers >
Adrian Adonis over Jacques Goulet > Tommy Rich and Helmut Schmidt went to a draw > Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) over Stan Hansen > Dusty Rhodes over Ole Anderson >
Thunderbolt Patterson over Lars Anderson > Tony Atlas over Billy Graham / Notes: Rock Hunter managed Schmidt.
April 7, 1979 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – WTCG Studios (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Ric Flair over Mike Stallings / Notes: This was
taped for the “Georgia Championship Wrestling” television program hosted by Gordon Solie.
April 7, 1980 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – William Bell Auditorium (Charlie Harben – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Mike Sharpe over Charlie Fulton > the
French Angel (02) over Chick Donovan > Jay Strongbow over Genichiro Tenryu > Ivan Koloff & Alexis Smirnoff and Kevin Sullivan & Lars Anderson went to a draw > Baron
Von Raschke versus Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) ended in a no contest > Tommy Rich over Austin Idol / Notes: Rock Hunter managed Koloff and Smirnoff.
April 7, 1983 (Thursday) – Huntington, WV – Huntington Memorial Field House (Les Thatcher – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > NWA World Heavyweight
Title Match: Ric Flair* over Tony Atlas
April 7, 1984 (Saturday) – Baltimore, MD (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Ernie Ladd over the Mystery Man (04) > Tim Horner over Jerry
Brisco > Sweet Brown Sugar over the Spoiler (02) > Brad Armstrong over Larry Zbyszko > Wahoo McDaniel & King Kong Bundy over the Road Warriors (Animal & Hawk)
by disqualification > Ric Flair over Jack Brisco > World Television Title Match: Ron Garvin over Jake Roberts* to win the title / Notes: Paul Ellering managed Roberts, the
Spoiler, and the Warriors.